Responsibilities

• Media Strategy & Execution: Support the development and execution of earned media strategies that align with client objectives, business priorities and key communications moments.
• Media Relations & Coverage Generation: Build relationships with business, financial, trade and top-tier media while proactively identifying opportunities that generate meaningful coverage and visibility.
• Corporate Storytelling & Narrative Development: Help clients develop stories and messaging that engage audiences, support reputation goals and create opportunities for earned media success.
• Client Management & Strategic Guidance: Serve as a trusted day-to-day client contact, providing recommendations, navigating media opportunities and supporting the successful delivery of communications programs.
• Industry Intelligence & Opportunity Identification: Monitor the media landscape, emerging trends and news cycles to identify opportunities, risks and timely story angles for clients.
• Team Leadership & Collaboration: Support and mentor junior team members while contributing to a collaborative environment that encourages learning, development and high-quality work.
• Agency Thought Leadership & Media Expertise: Share media intelligence, best practices and industry insights that help strengthen earned media capabilities across the agency.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in earned media, media relations, public relations or corporate communications within an agency or other fast-paced environment.
• Proven success building and maintaining relationships with business, financial, trade and top-tier media.
• Experience securing earned coverage across national, local, broadcast, print and digital media.
• Strong understanding of today's media landscape and the role earned media plays in supporting business and communications objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to identify newsworthy stories and shape compelling narratives.
• Strong writing, editing and storytelling skills, with experience developing media materials, presentations and strategic recommendations.
• Experience counseling clients and contributing to earned media strategies and communications programs.
• Strong presentation and communication skills with experience presenting recommendations to clients and internal teams.
• Strong organizational skills with experience managing multiple projects, priorities and stakeholders.
• Collaborative and solutions-oriented mindset with strong attention to detail.

Preferred

• Experience securing executive interviews and thought leadership opportunities.
• Experience supporting Fortune 500 brands.
• Experience contributing to new business efforts or agency thought leadership initiatives.

Benefits

• Healthy, happy employees make Zeno better, so we have programs that support physical, mental and financial wellness. Our culture and benefits are designed to promote flexibility, celebrate diversity and support work/life balance. We offer a variety of medical, dental and vision insurance with prescription plans, as well as short and long-term disability. Our Be Kind to Your Mind program focuses on mental health, providing a paid subscription to Headspace and access to mental health providers and other services through a best-in-class employee assistance program. Employees are encouraged to bring their authentic self to Zeno and participate in our employee resource groups which build communities for sharing and support. And while we love our work, we believe in the restorative power of time off with generous vacation, paid holidays and self-care time. Employees are supported in their pursuit of financial wellness with a 401(k) plan, pretax flexible spending accounts, tuition assistance, life insurance and free access to a certified financial coach. And our unique ZenoFit program provides a monthly allowance to fund activities in your personal life that bring you joy and keep you healthy. These and other benefits are available to non-temporary employees in the US.